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fearsome
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Fearsome
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fear·some
/
ˈfɪər
səm
/
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[
feer
-s
uh
m
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
causing
fear
:
a fearsome noise.
2.
causing awe or respect:
a fearsome self-confidence.
3.
afraid; timid.
Origin:
1760–70;
fear
+
-some
1
Related forms
fear·some·ly,
adverb
fear·some·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
fearful
,
fearsome.
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fearsome
(ˈfɪəsəm)
—
adj
1.
frightening
2.
timorous; afraid
'fearsomely
—
adv
'fearsomeness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
fearsome
1768, from
fear
+
-some
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
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claws have even inspired superhero flicks.
The spicy challenge dish itself sat untouched, mocking us with its
fearsome
power.
Credit crunches are a
fearsome
problem for an economy.
It must indeed have been a
fearsome
beast in close grapple.
These are
fearsome
explosions that occur once or twice a day in random locations throughout the universe.
Named after their spotted coats and
fearsome
jaws, leopard seals have large, reptilian heads and streamlined bodies.
The normally flat sea surface lurched upward in response, giving birth to a
fearsome
tsunami.
And farmers and their charges are
fearsome
producers of greenhouse gases.
People were frightened when those big insects, actually harmless but
fearsome
in appearance, lit and crawled upon them.
Even to the scientists who discovered this new species of dinosaur, the
fearsome
-looking creature was a bizarre sight.
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